Case Study
Purpose:
Flexibility, adaptability, and responsiveness to the external environment is essential if organizations are going to survive and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. Therefore, leaders and managers must know how to implement change successfully in their organizations or departments in response to rapidly shifting conditions. The ability to respond to change is partially determined by an organization’s structure and culture, along with having the knowledge of how to implement change effectively. The purpose of this project is to examine your understanding of the roles and skills of managers and to build a set of skills that will help you understand how to implement organizational change strategies. Using a case study, you will be asked to demonstrate how motivation, relationship building, and trust affect organizational effectiveness as change is implemented.
Step 1: Carefully read the case study below.
Step 2: Comprise a 5-6 page paper (excluding the title page and reference list page) that includes ALL of the following points:
• Research the concepts of organizational structure and change management and use this as the basis for creating your change management plan.
• Research the concepts of motivation, trust, and behavior as they individually, and collectively, relate to the ability for leaders to create sound management relationships that ultimately lead to successful organizations; and the concepts of organizational structure and change management as they relate to the creation and implementation of a global organizational structure.
• Apply your research on the concepts of motivation, trust, and behavior to the relationship-building issues identified in the case study.
• Develop a forward strategy for leadership and management that focuses on relationship building, diversity and trust that will help the organization implement these new strategies.
• Consider change management and global organizational culture as you develop your plan.
• Explain the reasoning/conclusions behind your plan elements and support them with your research, class materials, and case-study facts.
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE THE SUBMISSION:
Check the instructions to make sure ALL elements of the assignment have been covered
• Students are expected to use a variety as well as multiple course readings and research to support ideas, reasoning, and conclusions.
o This assignment requires the use of, at minimum, 5 scholarly references/sources
• Follow an approved writing style format such as MLA, APA, or Chicago style, and format guidelines to ensure that your final submission includes a Title Page, In-Text Citations, and a Reference List.
o Paraphrase from relevant sources to show a greater understanding of the topics. Limit quotes, though when used explain their significance. Provide the page or paragraph number as appropriate. Note that a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.
• The analysis should begin with an introductory paragraph that clearly and succinctly explains what you intend to cover in the body of the paper.
• The analysis should end with a conclusion/summary paragraph that clearly and succinctly explains what you covered in the body of the paper.